Garment hanger



Nov. 30, 1948. E. REYNOLDS 2,454,944

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Patented Nov. 30, 19 48 STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER Harry E. Reynolds, Detroit, Mich. Application May 2, 1945, Serial No. 591,444

7 Claims. 1

This invention relates to garment hangers and more particularly to a hanger which is especially useful for hanging hose or stockings to be dried. The invention, however, is not to be considered as restricted to such use as it will be evident that various types of garments or apparel other than hose may be suspended from a hanger embodying the present invention.

An object of the invention is to provide a hanger for hose or other articles of apparel having improved devices for releasably gripping the articles, such devices being preferably formed of wire and being supported in improved manner such as to maintain the devices at all times in proper position for ready use.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved wire formed garment hanger having any suitable number of hose clips supported on the hanger frame in improved manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger provided with a wire formed frame of improved construction for supporting the desired number of hose clips, the frame being provided with a swiveled hook permitting it to be suspended in different positions with respect to the plane of the hook thereby materially enhancing the usefulness of the device.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a hose hanger or the like having a supporting frame for a series of hose clips formed in two upper and lower parallel courses or bars, the clips being supported for turning motion on the lower bar and arranged so that the extent of rotation or angular movement thereof is limited by the upper bar.

Other objects of this invention will appear in the following description and appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a hanger con structed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is an end elevation.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a hose clip.

Before explaining in detail the present invention it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, since the invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also it is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.

In the drawings there is illustrated, by way of example, a wire formed hanger for hose or other garments comprising a supporting frame upon which a series of spring wire clips are mounted. The frame is preferably formed from a single length of heavy gage wire bent intermediate its ends at Ill to provide a lower horizontal bar II upon which the clips are mounted. From the return bends E0 the Wire is extended inwardly to provide sections I2 arranged end to end but spaced apart a suitable distance midway of the frame. These sections or portions I2 preferably extend parallel to the lower bar I I and are suitably spaced vertically thereabove to lie in a common plane with the bar I I.

Interposed between the ends of the frame sections I2 is a connector or coupling element 93 comprising a metal piece coiled at opposite ends to provide tubular sockets Ito fitting over the ends of the sections I2 and rigidly secured thereto. The piece I3 has a vertical hole through which extends the lower end of the shank Ma of a hook M. The terminal end of the shank is headed 0r peened at Mo to prevent withdrawal and is upset at the upper side of connector piece I3 to provide lugs I40. The portions Mb and Ida interlock the hook shank and connector piece and prevent the shank from sliding vertically in either direction relative to the frame. A swivel connection is thus provided permitting the hook to be rotated relative to the frame.

Mounted on the lower bar II are a series of wire formed spring clips I5 all formed in identical manner, four such clips being illustrated by way of example. Each clip is preferably formed from a single length of wire of smaller gage than the wires of the frame. By placing the frame in a suitable jig the clips may be fabricated directly on the bar II by bending and shaping the wire through the use of mechanism provided for this purpose. Each clip comprises a pair of expansible and contractable gripping jaws or elements it and l l which may be spread apart by means of a pair of diverging finger grippin pieces or ele ments I8 and I9.

As illustrated, one end of the wire of each clip is coiled at 20 tightly around the bar I l. Thence, the wire is extended downwardly and bent to provide the sides Ilia and I6!) as well as the bot-- tom of one depending U-shaped gripping jaw or element It of the clip. From the side I519 the wire is coiled around the bar at M, and thence it is extended upwardly and bent to form the sides l8a and I8b as well as theouter end of a U-shaped finger gripping piece I8. From the side IS?) the wire is coiled a number of times at 22 tightly around the bar H, and thence it is extended upwardly and bent to provide the sides l9a and I9b as well as the outer end of the second finger gripping piece 19. From the side [9b the wire is coiled once at 23- around the bar II and thence extended downwardly and bent to pro vide the sides Na and 11b as Well as the bottom of the second gripping jaw or element ll. From the side l'lb the end of the wire is coiled at A l around the bar. It will be noted that the end coils 20 and Moi the :wire snugly embrace the bar I l and lie just outside the coils2l' and 23;and that the construction is such that no sharp projections occur which might snag the hose and cause damage thereto during use.

The formation of the coils of the clip is such that the outer ends of the jaws are at all-times urged inwardly into gripping engagement .by spring action. When in this position the finger gripping members 18 and I9 extend upwardlyin diverging relation. Hence, in order to spread or expand-the jaws'it is merely necessary.to =;grip the ends of the membersrla and l91between the l thumb and forefinger and press them together.

When released the jaws =will spring together and grip the hose or garment securelytherebetween.

The several coils 20-+2 l'are preferably snug on the bar H, the wire being tightly wound to form these coils in order to cause them to frictionally grip the bar and resist displacement longitudinally thereof. Thus, during normal use the clips will remain firmly-inpredetermined positions on the bar. However, they may be :relatively adjusted by exerting sufficientpressure 'to slide them along thebar.

It willfurther be notedthat-the clips :are free vto turn or rotate to a limited extent OllzthEbSJl'll, a desirable-featurein theyuse oiithedevice. .This

permissive turning of the clipsis,however, limited so thattheclipsat :all times will be positioned uprightonthe bar as shown-in the :drawings. The upper portions I 12 :of -,the .frame-provida-Stops to limit rotation of the clips on the bar 11. Since .thefinger piecesld and i9 straddle the portions I2 it will be readily seen that the clip can turn on the bar H in one or the otherdirection only a short distance until one-finger ,pieceor the other strikes the bar; :portionl2.

The present device isespecially useful for hanging stockings to be dried. The top of -each,stocking may be gripped between the ends of thejaws of one of the clips-rand the stock-ing allowed to hang down to dry. The frame may be oonveniently hung by the hook 1.4 from a su port. By turning the hook into a plane at -right angles to the plane of the :members all, IZit will be seen that the hook zmay engage over the "horizontal bar ofany conventionaltowel or wall rack while permitting theframe to be disposed immediately beneath and-parallel to the-bar. Thus,

' an important advantage of-the presentrhanger residesin the fact that the-hook may be positioned at any desired anglewithsrespect .to-the frame enablin the device to be suspendedfrom any wall bracket,.hook, rack. or. other object.

1. A garment hanger comprisingasupporting frame including a wire member, and one or, more garment clips mounted on said -member, teach clip vcomprising apair of cooperating garment gripping portions depending zfrom said member and a pair of finger gripping;portionseXtending upwardly from said member, said -,-clip being formed from -.a single length of wire and having a plurality of spring coils at the, juncture.of said pairs of garment and ifinger gripping iportions through which said member extends.

,2. .A garment-hanger .comprising .agsupporting Iii) frame including a wire member, and one or more garment clips mounted on said member, each clip comprising a pair of cooperating garment gripping portions depending from said member and a pair of finger gripping portions extending upwardly from said member, one of said pairs being of less width than the other pair and said .clip being formed from a single length of wire --and having a spring coil'at the juncture of said pairs through which said member extends.

3. A garment hanger comprising a supporting frame bar, a garment clip mounted on said bar and comprising a length of wire bent to provide a rpair of "finger gripping portions and a pair of garment gripping portions, one pair extending oppositely to the other pair, said wire also being coiled at the juncture of said pairs to provide a plurality of aligned convolutions through which :said bar v extends.

vbar, agarment clip mounted on said bar and comprising a length of-wire formed to provide a pair of generally U-shaped finger gripping portionsand a pair-of generally U-shaped garment gripping portions, one pair extending oppositely .to theotherpair, the inner proximate ends ofall .of said portions being coiledaround said bar,

andsaid wire also being formed into a number of coils lying between the inner ends of one of said ,portionsand through which said bar extends.

,6. A garment hanger comprising a supporting frame including a length of wire bent to provide .acontinuous lower member and an upper member parallel thereto, a clip connecting the adjacent ends of the wire centrally of the upper member, a hanger hookswiveled tosaid clip, and one or more garment clips mounted on said lower member, each clip comprising a length of wire formed to provide apair of upwardly extending divergin finger gripping portions embracing the upper member and :a pair of depending garment grip- ,pingportions, the inner ends of all of said portions being coiled around said lower member.

7.,A garment hanger comprising a frame including a round bar and a garment gripping clip mountedthereon, said .clip being formed from a length of,.wire bent to provide oppositely extending fingergripping and garment gripping portionsandformed with a number of aligned coils atthe juncture ofsaid portions embracing said bar.

HARRY E. REYNOLDS.

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